WSP03063

• File Number: 8449.900
• Description: Bear Creek
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 1/1/1980
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Board Memos and Resolutions
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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'.>,hich has the broadest state interest and powers. The conservancy dis-
trict, as established by the Colorado Legislature, has such br.oad interests
and authorities as set out in 37-45-102, C.R.S.

37-45--102. Legislative declaration.

(2) It is he:r.eby declar'2d that to prooJoide for the con.se~vrJ.\:.io:-: of
the water resources of the state of Colorado .a~d for the
gre3test be~lefici.:l.l use of "',later .within this state, the
organization of water conserv~ncy districts are a public use
and will:

(2) Be esseli.t:L211y for the ;;mblic b:.;ncfit and. o.dvuntage of
the pec?le of the State of Colorado;

(b) Tnctirectly her:S':fit all industl:ies of the st.C'.te:

(c) In(l.:L::'.I~ctly :::2nefit the ~t(.;.te of ColorEldo in the inc:r'2a~8
of j.c~ taxable p=aperty ~alu3tian;

(.,':) Li il:ectj,y 0eoneii.t municipali ti.t:-s .o~' providing adec!u3.te
supplies cf water fo:c don.i~st:.C use;

(ei Dir(~ctly 'h,~"c[it lands -::~) be i~rigtited from -..lO.cks to be
COr1.:;t.;.-uc t'.:"ld;

(f) D,;,:cectl} """,,fit, lands nc-." under irri<)atic" lJY
sta':ili.:1.r.g ti:.2! flc,\J of water in streams clnd :::f
inr_;rC:3.silJ.~ flow .;l.nd ret~_lrn flow of water to such str~a.tns;

(.:0 PrOP.lot2 the c0mfort., safety, and \velfare of tp..e people of
the StQt~ ~t Calor2do.

(2) It is therefore declared to be the policy of the State of
Colorado:

(a) To con'trol, make use of, and apply to beneficial use all
unappropriated waters origina.ting in this .state to a
direct and supplemental use of such waters for domestic,
mc111ufacturing, irrigation, power, and' other beneficial
uses:

\fJ) 'To obtain fr:.Jm ",'later originating in Colorado the. highest
(~uty fOl:" dor.:esti:: uses and irrigat:,ion of lands in
Colorado within the terms of interstate compacts;

<.c) 'E'o Cl)op'J~ate ',.;ith the United States under the federal
'!'-eclai1l.:!.t:ion la~.,..s and other agenci.es of the Uni 'Led Stat~~s
g01.'E:r:nml?llt for the construction and financing of wc:cks in
th2 State of Ccloraclo as G.cfined'in this article. and for
t~e operation and maintenance thereof;

(,:1) To promoi:e th8 ?J:"8ater prosperity a.nd gen'=!'.J.l to/el:tcJ.re of
th'2 pecple of the St..lte or CrJlor.:tao by 02ncoul-aging thtJ